Dream of Wild Health

Analysis

Dream of Wild Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Dream of Wild Health reported income of $4.1m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $4.1m (+281%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dream of Wild Health sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Challis Area Health Center ($4.1m), Alpha Tau Omega Foundation ($4.1m) and Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $829k. It paid $91k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 25 employees.